The Springfield area should be ready for a little of everything this weekend as a combination of heavy rain, freezing rain and snow continues to develop and move toward central Illinois.

The National Weather Service said a front was expected to move slowly into the area that will bring some light rain Friday. Some light freezing rain is possible Friday night north of Springfield.

The heavier rain is expected after midnight Friday, as a low pressure center develops on the stalled front and temperatures settle in close to freezing, said Kirk Huettl of the NWS in Lincoln. Rain will linger into Saturday morning.

Heavier rain will fall over the southeast half of central Illinois. A flood watch is in effect from overnight Friday through early Sunday morning in several counties east and southeast of Springfield including Christian and Macon.

After midnight Saturday, the cold air will move in. Lows Saturday will be close to 31 degrees, with temperatures slipping into the upper 20s by the end of the day Sunday. The high of 35 degrees is expected early in the day.

Huettl said total rainfall of 1 1/2 inches to 2 inches is expected along Interstate 55, with less than 1/10th of an inch of ice turning to snow Saturday night and into Sunday. Snowfall may be as much as 1 inch.